Bringing Binc’s Message to Booksellers
Increasing awareness of the Foundation to booksellers has been Binc’s focus for the past two years. While good progress has been made, one important lesson we learned from the survey was that there are...
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Clearly the booksellers who responded to the Marketing Survey want the Foundation to continue and they want to do their part to help Binc thrive. Providing booksellers with simple ways to connect with...
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Binc Meets Booksellers Face-to-Face
In this day and age of constant bombardment of “too good to be true” deals, audiences have become rightfully skeptical. How then can Binc reassure booksellers that our offer of financial assistance...
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What I did on my summer trip to California
While spending time in northern California this summer I visited several bookshops and had the opportunity to meet with several booksellers. One of the many benefits of being in northern California was...
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Binc Celebrates Giving Tuesday
The Tuesday after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday is Giving Tuesday, an international day dedicated to generosity and giving back. On Tuesday, December 2nd the world will again...
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How Far We’ve Come
While visiting family in West Virginia over the Thanksgiving holiday, we made our way to Shepherdstown, a small college town, and discovered Four Seasons Books. Of course we had to go into the bookshop...
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New Committee Chairs to Lead Marketing and Fundraising
Nonprofits like Binc depend on their board of directors to make informed decisions about issues affecting the organization in order to accomplish their goals. Binc is fortunate to have a diverse and...
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Visiting Bookstores? Help Binc Spread the Word
Are you a publisher’s sales rep, sidelines provider, author, or a book lover who regularly visits bookstores? If you are, you can help Binc spread the word to booksellers about the assistance...
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Cause Marketing
Supporting the effort of a non-profit campaign can be the most rewarding effort your company can ever do. That being said, selecting the non-profit to support, creating ideas around the campaign, and...
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3 quick ways to help indie bookseller Chuck Robinson & Book Industry...
Did you see the Shelf Awareness story about bookseller Chuck Robinson’s upcoming 2400-mile bike ride, which is a fundraiser for the Book Industry Charitable Foundation? Chuck co-owns Village Books in...
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Binc’s Programs Provide Vital Support to Booksellers
For more information on Binc’s financial assistance programs for booksellers, visit our Financial Assistance page. The post Binc’s Programs Provide Vital Support to Booksellers appeared first on Binc...
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Once Upon a Time
The year was 1996, when a group of Borders booksellers had a dream of helping their colleagues in need. Their idea was simple, collect small donations from a large number of booksellers and make those...
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Binc: Past Accomplishments, Future Goals
The accomplishments of the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation are striking: since its creation in 1996, Binc has given more than $5.9 million in scholarships and financial assistance grants to...
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Reps to the Rescue
Meg Sherman and Kate McCune – Binc’s SUPER-REPS! Two sales reps have been a major help in spreading the word about Binc to bookseller accounts and are now encouraging other reps to do so, too. Kate...
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We Need Your Help in Shaping the Future of the Foundation
In 2014, Binc conducted a bookseller survey of the book industry and found that bookstore employees needed more and different services that we had previously offered. In response to that survey, we...
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What We All Can Do to Help Binc Help Booksellers
Individuals and stores can easily contribute directly to Binc, which has a 20 for 20 Challenge, encouraging donors to give at least $20 and make it a monthly, automatic deduction. Helping Binc Help...
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Ingram Content Group Talks with Pam About How Binc Helps Booksellers
Published with permission from Ingram Content Group. Many thanks to Ingram for their continued support of Binc and our mission to help booksellers across the nation. Everyone impacts the world through...
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Binc: Past Accomplishments, Future Goals
The accomplishments of the Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation are striking: since its creation in 1996, Binc has given more than $5.9 million in scholarships and financial assistance grants to...
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Reps to the Rescue
Meg Sherman and Kate McCune – Binc’s SUPER-REPS! Two sales reps have been a major help in spreading the word about Binc to bookseller accounts and are now encouraging other reps to do so, too. Kate...
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We Need Your Help in Shaping the Future of the Foundation
In 2014, Binc conducted a bookseller survey of the book industry and found that bookstore employees needed more and different services that we had previously offered. In response to that survey, we...
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